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2012Final results

2012 election for Texas House District 85

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Phil Stephenson (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Dora Olivo (D) by 16.7 points.

Phil StephensonRepublican · winner
58.3%28,626
Dora OlivoDemocrat
41.7%20,435
49,061 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+0.72006D+6.82008R+23.82010R+16.72012R+33.22014R+20.82016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET